Central American shrimp, lobster fast disappearing

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Agence France-Presse

Central American shrimp, lobster fast disappearing
Thu Mar 11, 7:47 pm ET

PANAMA CITY (AFP) – Illegal fishing and climate change are decimating shrimp and lobster populations in Central America, threatening a two-billion-dollar industry and 136,000 jobs, regional experts said Thursday.

"Pollution and warmer waters are impacting our species," especially shrimp and lobster, said Central American Organization of the Fisheries and Aquaculture Sectors (OSPESCA) regional director Mario Gonzalez.

"The Pacific shrimp population, Panama excluded, has fallen dramatically" because of overexploitation and decreasing rainfall in Central America over the past decade, "which depletes the nutrients they feed on," the expert said.

The lobster population is also in jeopardy of disappearing altogether, he added.


Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/centrampanamaenvironmentfish

[bulloney]

1. That should make the Old Testament fundies happy. Less chance of eating those 'abominations.'

Now, if we can somehow get back to things like sacrificing our sons and stoning adulterers, things will really look up for these people.

Better insert this :sarcasm: for any sarcasm-challenged fundies who may be reading this.

[saigon68]

2. There are more sarcasm-challenged fundies here lately

A Pox on them

[swilton]

3. I wondered why

The shellfish at the local Tex-Mex restaurant were so plentiful and cheap -

The Global North cannot continue to live like a parasite on the Global South

[WhiteTara]

4. illegal fishing doesn't really tell the story

what that means is drag nets and hook lines that are miles wide or long taking EVERYTHING in the path.

[Blue_Tires]

5. exactly

dragging does a LOT of environmental damage to the bottom, not to mention all the 'by-catch' that gets killed

[Quantess]

6. Sad.